The Landmark in Abu Dhabi was designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates, now Pelli Clarke Pelli. The article calls it a postmodern supertall skyscraper. The Department of President's Affairs is the client. Construction began in late 2006, and the tower was completed and opened in 2013. The construction contract was worth $381 million.
The antenna spire reaches 324 m (1,063 feet), though one passage gives 330 m. The top floor is at 268 m, with 72 floors above ground and five basement levels. Floor area is about 158,645 square meters. A single pour used 16,000 cubic meters of self-compacting concrete.
Inside are offices, apartments, penthouses, shops, restaurants, a fitness center and a sky garden with a pool. It has 18 lifts. The design is said to draw on a desert flower and the dodecagon. The article gives no public access.
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